I’m Lovin’ It – My Mom

Welcome to the Party!! I’m Lovin’ Itis a party I host at the end of each week to celebrate things that makes us happy….things we are loving! Please share anything from a new(or old) product, to a recipe, a picture you took, a project, or even your children or family…..really anything that you would like to share that you are loving right now!!

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My mom has been thru a lot in the last several years since we lost my dad, but thru it all she has remained strong! She has over come all of the obstacles life has thrown at her, and she never lets them get her downfor long.

Each spring we like to go out and buy plants together. We made an unplanned stop at a wonderful nursery last weekend.She made fun of me for taking so many pictures……I told her it’s the only way I can have plants and not kill them! lol

I want to share my favorite Mom poem:~Author Unknown

Thank you God….

For pretending not to notice that one of your angels is missing and for lending her to me. You must have known how much I would need her, so you turned your head for a minute and allowed her to slip away to me.

Sometimes I wonder what special name you had for her. I call her “Mother.” To think of not having her with me is unbearable. I don’t know what I would have done without her all these years. She has loved me without reservation, whether I deserved to be loved or not. Willingly and happily, she has fed me, clothed me, taught me, encouraged me, inspired me, and with her own special brand of gentleness reprimanded me.

A bit of Heaven’s own blue, her eyes reflect hope and love for you and her family. She has tried to instill that love in us. She’s not the least bit afraid of work. With her constant scrubbing, polishing, painting, and fixing, she has made the house we lived in a beautiful home. When I’m confused, she sets me straight. She knows what matters and what doesn’t… what to hold onto and what to let go of.

You have given her an endless supply of love. She gives it away freely but never seems to run low. Even before I am aware I have a need, she is making plans and working to supply it. You gave her great patience. She is the best listener I have met. With understanding and determination she always seems to turn a calamity into some kind of success. She urges me to carry my own load in life but is always close by when I stumble and fall.

She hurts when I hurt. She cries when I cry. And she will not be happy until she has seen a smile on my face once more. God, please thank the other angels for filling in for her while she is away. I know it hasn’t been easy. Her shoes would be hard to fill. She has to be one of your GREATEST MIRACLES God, and I want to thank you for lending my Mother to me.

I love my Mom so much and I don’t know what I would do without her and I want to thank her for everything that she has done for me ?

I LOVE you Mom!

I’ve linked this post to The Inspired Room’s Inspiring Finds******************Now it’s your turn, let us know what you’re lovin’ this week! If you have something to share with us on your blog, add your link below. Just please be sure to:

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The party will stay open until May 9, 2010 11pm CST.

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Cheryl Sousan

A self-proclaimed neat freak, Cheryl chronicles her journey through homemaking on her blog, TidyMom.net, where she shares recipes, tutorials, crafting and her ever-growing love for photography. This St. Louis mom juggles her passion for life, her daughters and her tiger-loving husband, all while her obsession with tidiness cleans up the trail blazed behind her. Google+

Very moving poem and a wonderful tribute to your Mom. Like mother like daughter…the two of you are beautiful, you are both glowing in the photo! I'm sure your Mom is very proud of you just as you must be very proud of your daughters. They have a wonderful mother too!

Very moving poem and a wonderful tribute to your Mom. Like mother like daughter…the two of you are beautiful, you are both glowing in the photo! I'm sure your Mom is very proud of you just as you must be very proud of your daughters. They have a wonderful mother too!

Cheryl…I am honored to meet your beautiful Mother.She is beautiful…just as you are.I see where you get your SPARKLE!And your big crystal blue eyes.I too consider my mother an angel…and have always felt so bless that I was one of the lucky ones who got AN ANGEL for a MOM!And isn't it amazing what our Mother's endure…the heartache they journey through…all in the name of being a MOM…and yet they still smile…they still GLOW….they still nurture!They are still there for us as daughters…waiting to embrace our JOYs…our heartaches…our everythings!Oh life is just so sweet with a special MOM to share it with!I have always said…I do love Greg…and he is a dream come true for me.But my MOTHER…is my TRUEST LOVE.I will never know a LOVE…greater than hers.Thanks for sharing Cheryl…thanks for letting me know…that YOU are one of the lucky ones..one of the lucky ones….with an angel for a MOM!Yeah!That is something else you and I have in common!And let me just say…I know that sweet Mother of yours…is so very very proud of her sweet daughter named CHERYL! Enjoy your Mother's Day! SMACK! Kiss Kiss Kiss! and a big HUG being sent to one of the most fabulous MOM's I've ever had the pleasure of knowing! YOU! xo

Cheryl…I am honored to meet your beautiful Mother.She is beautiful…just as you are.I see where you get your SPARKLE!And your big crystal blue eyes.I too consider my mother an angel…and have always felt so bless that I was one of the lucky ones who got AN ANGEL for a MOM!And isn't it amazing what our Mother's endure…the heartache they journey through…all in the name of being a MOM…and yet they still smile…they still GLOW….they still nurture!They are still there for us as daughters…waiting to embrace our JOYs…our heartaches…our everythings!Oh life is just so sweet with a special MOM to share it with!I have always said…I do love Greg…and he is a dream come true for me.But my MOTHER…is my TRUEST LOVE.I will never know a LOVE…greater than hers.Thanks for sharing Cheryl…thanks for letting me know…that YOU are one of the lucky ones..one of the lucky ones….with an angel for a MOM!Yeah!That is something else you and I have in common!And let me just say…I know that sweet Mother of yours…is so very very proud of her sweet daughter named CHERYL! Enjoy your Mother's Day! SMACK! Kiss Kiss Kiss! and a big HUG being sent to one of the most fabulous MOM's I've ever had the pleasure of knowing! YOU! xo